RazoRock "Amici" Brush

[ShaveYourSoul]

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Number 8, which is my birth month. This thing has a quite a bit of heft, which I like. Incidentally, does anyone else think ABCBA smells like Cherry Almond?

 

[ShaveYourSoul]

RazoRock Amici Owner Registry

#	Owner	#	Owner
1	CyberJCM	51
2	jasonb8736	52
3	whitemikeca	53
4	Lather	54
5		55	inspectoring
6		56
7	evnpar	57	shavefreak
8	MaxZoran	58	Bshell
9		59
10		60	nsmalls
11	blzrfn	61
12		62	AABCDS
13	RazoRock_Mike	63	spaceboy2001
14		64
15		65
16		66	seizure
17	jwilock	67
18		68
19	BabyFace34	69
20	fsturnz	70
21	tiernan22	71
22	urkel	72
23		73
24		74
25		75
26	Ronnie Aloha	76	xillion
27	ClintO	77
28	ckang79	78
29		79
30		80	squatzilla801
31		81
32		82
33	shaverjoe	83	SocalRick
34		84	Alpedhuez55
35		85
36		86
37	AndroiDad75	87	Kwikrp
38		88
39		89	jazzguy
40		90	Hinano_Paul
41		91
42		92	Quigg
43	taborcarn	93
44	RazoRock	94
45	AmphibCWO	95	lowjax
46	sgtd	96
47	Mapster	97
48		98
49	Acmemfg	99
50		100

 

[mastershake]

looks like a awesome brush kinda sad i missed out now. i saw a posting from someone somewhere with a link to a similar knotted brush with a different handle design? i think a limited edition. anyone know who was the place that still had those

 

[ACMEanvils]

a similar knotted brush with a different handle design

Earlier on this thread, comparisons were made between the Amici and the Semogue Owners Club Special Edition 2012 badger/boar.

The SOC SE 2012 is sold out at several sites, but Fendrihan still has it. $69 CAD.

 

[dieselfuel79]

According to the Canada Post tracking site, at 07:27 this morning.... My Amici is out in transit for delivery. I can hardly wait. Will also be trying the new XXX. I wasn't a fan of the old, but my taste have changed significantly over the last 2 years. Here's hoping...otherwise someone will have to buy this tub of XXX as well. (Looks at Bruce)

 

[jwilock]

I haven't used mine yet except to palm lather it, but wanted to comment on how heavy, in a nice way, the handle feels and how great the shape is. It fits very nicely into my hand. Looking forward to using it on my face in a couple days ... gonna plam lather it a couple more times before shaving with it.

 

[fsturnz]

Used my Amici for the first time this morning along with Christmas in Tuscany. A little funk noticed, but not bad. Very scritchy, so it'll need some time to break in. I didn't get the lather I expected from CIT, but I attribute that to the new soap/brush combo, and I'm sure I'll get it right next time. I love the handle and it's heft and feel in my hand. This could very well start me down the path of a brush acquisition disorder. I have three now, and I can see that I like each for their different qualities.

For those of you who haven't tried the Christmas in Tuscany yet, it's a fabulous scent. I'm not very good at describing complex scents, but to say it smells like Christmas cake is entertainingly accurate. It brought me back to my childhood. I'm sitting here at my desk at work on my lunch hour, and I'm still getting a mild scent almost 5 hours after I shaved...it's wonderful!

 

[Acmemfg]

Alright..jury is in.

So, the Amici is a nice brush. It is not the Holy Grail, or Excalibur, or the Honus Wagner baseball card, or the Shroud of Turin. It is a fine brush for anyone who would like a dense (only my Simpson Colonel is more so), not-so-soft..not-so-prickly, well balanced (but a tad hefty, which I prefer) shave instrument. I can say that for the price it is far from a bargain but considering it is a limited edition item, I'm not gonna say it is over-priced either. The only other downside I see is I think the sticker is....I don't know, tacky? Pedestrian? Cheezy? No worries there though. When I am so inclined a few minutes in some warm water and an index fingernail will make short work of that if/when I am so inclined. In all, I am pleased with the purchase and grateful Joe afforded us all the chance to buy this brush.

Now..let's talk about the ABCBA...Egad, this is one fine tub of soap! Smooth, easy to lather and smells great. For the price you surely get a LOT of it as well. Great value, great performance. Possibly one of the best 3 soaps I have ever put a brush to. Yeah, it IS that good. As a side benefit...if there were any unpleasant aroma coming from the Amici, I never smelled it; the wonderful almond scent of the ABCBA took care of that issue di di mau.........hopefully some may find its way on B/S/T for those who were late to the party.

 

[AABCDS]

Alright..jury is in.

So, the Amici is a nice brush. It is not the Holy Grail, or Excalibur
...

Here's the Excalibur.

I meant a 2 band Semogue and Excalibur boar.....

 

[4freek]

#39
Did a couple of test lathers. I really like this brush already! Thank you Joe!

 

[mastershake]

You can get one here for $50 or here for $65.81.

Great brush! I got mine when I learned I was too late for the Amici. Great brush, as I am sure Amici is as well.

any idea how the knot is compared to the amici. it seems to be the same but i have read many saying the amici is more dense?

thanks

 

[OccamsBadger]

I found the Amici in my mailbox today. 9/100. I took a photo with my phone camera but it's too blurry to see the numbers. The brush, my block of ABCBA, and my new tub of XXX were immediately confiscated by SWMBO to given back to me as a Christmas present. Now I have something to really look forward to on the 25th. I haven't been this excited since I was five. Thanks for the opportunity, Joe.

 

[mastershake]

whats the line they all seem to have on the bottom? at first i thought the one i saw it on might have got scratched but im seeing it on most of them now. i know im a bit ocd but i had to ask.

 

[ClintO]

whats the line they all seem to have on the bottom? at first i thought the one i saw it on might have got scratched but im seeing it on most of them now. i know im a bit ocd but i had to ask.

Hadn't noticed it until you side it but the line goes all the way on both sides of the handle. Like it was two pieces glued together. Doesn't look bad and I can't feel it when I touch it.

 

[ShaveYourSoul]

whats the line they all seem to have on the bottom? at first i thought the one i saw it on might have got scratched but im seeing it on most of them now. i know im a bit ocd but i had to ask.

It looks to me like the handle is two pieces glued together. I'm afraid it might drive me crazy. Darn you OCD!!

 

[NSmalls]

I thought it was injection molding? Not sure though. I do not know a whole lot about manufacturing. It was just very easy to tell that there is no way this was made on a lathe. I think this is what makes the brush so unique. Especially since the handle is of such high quality.

 

[ShaveYourSoul]

Oh, no! I'll take that horrible glued two piece handled brush off your hands, no worries

haha! I have no doubt I'd have no trouble re-homing it

 

[ShaveYourSoul]

I thought it was injection molding? Not sure though. I do not know a whole lot about manufacturing. It was just very easy to tell that there is no way this was made on a lathe. I think this is what makes the brush so unique. Especially since the handle is of such high quality.

It doesn't really look like an injection molded seam to me. If it was injection molded, shame on them for not buffing it out

 

[NSmalls]

Like I said I really have no idea just guessing.

 

[mastershake]

i have just read these are not turned and that the carvella (sorry if i spelled it wrong) was the same way with 2 halves put together. also most said the handle was molded and not turned.